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Bloggers are writers on a regularly updated Web site.
I sit here, absently tapping my foot to Owl City’s Ocean Eyes, reading out of one of my textbooks as it hits me. “Bloggers are people who post their thoughts on a regularly updated Web site” (Ralph E....
View ArticleChildren’s Museum Display is Vulgar?
The headline reads, “Children’s museum display weird, vulgar.” It’s an opinion piece in today’s The Gazette newspaper by Ms. Joyce Lasack of Olin, Iowa. I was instantly drawn in to know what could be...
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Moms can game, too
There I was talking to some of my undergraduate students (all good stories start this way). I was remarking on the top three themes of their papers for our class Media Uses and Effects: social media,...
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Pinterest is the devil.
I’ve got some time off between semesters and over the holidays a lot of my work was canceled. Normally that would put me in a frenzy, given that I have to be busy 26/7. No, that’s not a typo. This...
View ArticleMake your own moisturizing salve – quick and easy!
Making your own personalized, scented moisturizing salve is very easy. In the above video, I’ve demonstrated step by step how to make this great product. I’m very self-conscious about being on video,...
View ArticleFinding a New Town
At first blush, it really seemed quite easy to find a new home-outside-of-my-home. I found out in February that my husband had gotten the new job and that we were moving to the Twin Cities area. I...
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The Blur
The days have blurred together, and it seems like moments since the last time I posted. Moments since the last time I posted regularly, even. Obviously, it hasn’t been. Things have changed. The...
View ArticleEmotion-full Blurbs
Yesterday I had the realization that I have finally settled into being a stay at home mom and… I love it. The house is clean(ner), meals are healthy and home cooked, I spend all day long with my kids...
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Cassiel: Another Birth and Addition to the Family!
Cassiel was born at 7:28 pm on April 11 via emergency c-section due to a prolapsed umbilical cord. He was 8 lb 12 oz and 20.5 in long. He is healthy and doing very well. I am recovering nicely. Big...
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A Memory in the Making: An Idyllic Train Ride
A bee buzzed in the old train car, showing off with its daring acrobatics. It darted and dropped amongst the passengers. A volunteer worked his way down the dining tables, checking and punching the...
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